CR, Conrail E44 built by GE 4457 is northbound crossing the Susquehanna River on the NEC at Perryville, Maryland. October 28, 1978. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

E44's, Conrail 4414 and Penn Central 4447, being lined up for the next outbound freight at Kearny, New Jersey. February 3, 1977. Jack D Kuiphoff © photo

A westbound E44-powered mineral train passes under the Atglen and Susquehanna "low grade" signal bridge at the west end of Marietta, near Decatur Street. No. 4426 was built by GE for the PRR in No... (more)

Flatback Electric. When the Pennsylvania Railroad was seeking to replace its P5a electric freight motor fleet, they looked at a number of options. The order for 66 of the General Electric E... (more)

Northbound on the Northeast Corridor.

The ready track at Enola yard.

A trio of Penn Central E-units led by an ex-PRR E8 accelerate past Bank Tower in Red Bank, NJ, with an evening commuter run. Conrail was the operator of the train but it had yet to make much of a ... (more)

With pantographs reaching high, a pair of Penn Central E44s hum through Earnest Yard in Norristown, PA, with an eastbound freight on the Trenton Cut-Off.

A pair of Conrail E44 electrics hum through Iselin, NJ, as they approach Metropark station with a northbound TrailVan piggyback train.

On a foggy morning, a pair of Penn Central E44 electrics lead an eastbound freight through Earnest Yard at Norristown, PA. Those open auto racks wouldn't be around much longer as vandalism was on ... (more)

Back when long freights were a common sight on the Northeast Corridor, a trio of Penn Central E44s march south through Monmouth Junction, NJ.

The somewhat gloomy April sky was forecast for the future of electric operations and, indeed, freight operations over what was once the premier conduit for tonnage to and from the Northeast. Two p... (more)